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Re: Fourth Annual Redszone Postees Awards

I think you guys all rawk, as do the ladies, so it's impossible for me to make any distinctions here.

Well, except for remdog being the most negative poster on the board.

Other than that, kudos to all of yous. And stuff.

"It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back."
-Ken Griffey Jr.

Re: Fourth Annual Redszone Postees Awards

Most Missed Poster

ramp101 – He provided a welcome outsider’s view when the Reds were teetering between contender and pretender. Of course, that was back when his own Marlins were doormats. As they climbed in the standings, the rampster didn’t have time for us anymore. After the off-season they’ve had, we’ll presumably be seeing lots of our old friend for the foreseeable future.

Best Avatar

paintmered – I’m not sure where that little guy is galloping off to, but it sure looks like he can’t wait to get there.

Best Moniker

Danny Serafini – There are Neil Diamond songs that are so stupid I laugh hysterically whenever I hear them. Between his Mexican League pedigree, his promises of 15-win seasons, and his Japanese League sayonara, Danny boy is Forever in Blue Jeans.

Most Valuable Poster

SteelSD – He’s Yoda, patiently explaining for the thousandth time that hate leads to the dark side, and then posting three-year park-adjusted splits that prove it. Few combine the passion, eloquence, and evidence to make a claim, back it up, and sway the skeptics. He does it all day every day.

The Hank Aaron Award

westofyou – Fans gripe that the MVP Award should be paired with a Best Hitter Award. Writers remind said fans that such an award already exists, and it’s named after the HR king. WOY brings a wealth of statistical data to the party, but that’s giving him short shrift. He also has an unbelievably deep storehouse of knowledge about the history of the game, and a great appreciation for the interplay between the past the present.

Most Clever

creek14 – Your quips keep me in stitches. They say laugher is the best medicine, and that’s good, because these stitches really hurt.

Best Armchair GM

M2 – The GM has to see the big picture, know all the players, know all the other guys’ players, be able to define a strategy, articulate it to the masses, and sell it to the unwashed. In short, he needs to be smart, articulate, dynamic, pragmatic, charismatic, and spell my name right on the check. I think this is the most important position in the organization, and I’d give it to M2 in a heartbeat.

Best Nuxhall Impersonation

RFS62 – Joe is the conscience of this organization, and RFS is the conscience of RedsZone. Usually warm and friendly, occasionally stern, he’s the barometer for how a day, or a thread, is going.

Best Discussion

Some say DunnHater arrived with a bit of an agenda. All I know is that DH/BF swooped in and led discussions so full of flawed premises and circuitous logic that they led to wide-ranging discussions about OBP, OPS, slugging, conservation of outs, RC/27, lineup construction, and any number of other fundamental tenets of baseball theory. To read these threads and learn what is shared in them by so many Zoners is to begin to appreciate RedsZone as a graduate course in fandom conducted in a playground sandbox at recess.

Funniest

BCubb2003 – Another shoutout for Random Thoughts. The saddest tragedies give audiences brief moments of levity between the gaps when sorrow turns to anguish. RedsZone is kind of like that sometimes.

Most Positive

GAC – You want to believe, no doubt about it. Heck, you wanted to believe nobody would score on Danny Graves, and if that’s not blind devotion, I don’t know what is.

Most Negative

REDREAD – I hope that in nominating him for this award, he accepts it as a badge of honor. He’s been saying for years that the worst would come to pass, and he’s been right at every turn. If there were someone in the Reds organization who had the juice and the guts to say the things REDREAD has said over the years, we may not be in this mess. But there’s not and we are.

Nicest

KittyDuran – What a kind, caring, giving person. (Both on the field and off./gg) I’m inclined to believe there are less than six degrees of separation between her and noted nice guy, The Mayor.

Best Moderator

Chip R – Prolific. Fair. Funny. Everything you want in an overseer.

Best Newcomer

Caveat Emperor – Great first year! You made an immediate splash and kept right on swimming. You’re a fine addition to our band of…whatever we are.

The Old Red Guard Award

I learned a lot in the posts that broke down last year’s off-season acquisitions, polled the assembled masses on their thoughts, and ran detailed analyses of what 2005 might look like. In some ways they were case studies in optimists/pessimists and stats/scouts. But there are some pretty in-depth discussions in there, too, all backed by solid numbers and statistical modeling. Interesting threads that portended full-fledged nightmares.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Boss Hogg – It’s tempting to give this to one of the really ancient posters, like Krono or Raisor , but none of this would have been possible without Boss, and this year in particular has helped to drive that fact home.

Most Tired Topic of the Year

“You can't judge DanO because you’re not a GM; also, you don’t know what kind of offers he got.”

All-Stars
Joseph – Newbie-turned-mod; always impressive.
ochre – Already was a mod, and a fine one at that.
letsgojunior – Not a mod, but a prolific poster and outstanding individual.
traderumor – Your transformation from doe-eyed follower to table-pounding revolutionary is a testament to the power of RedsZone.
Puffy – I don’t loath you.
MWM – You know his story.
TeamCasey – Too many posts about players’ butts, but otherwise pretty cool.

Re: Fourth Annual Redszone Postees Awards

Most Missed Poster

ORG. I didn't post when he was here, probably because I spent so much time reading and thinking about what he was saying that I never bothered to write anything myself. Why even try to measure up to that?

Best Avatar

WOY always has some clever ones.

Best Moniker

Can't say.

Most Valuable Poster

Can't name just one. Steel and WOY come to mind, but each person brings something different.

Worst typist

captainmorgan07, in a landslide

Best Armchair GM

M2

Best Discussion

Just about anything on the days leading up to, including, and after the draft.

Funniest

BCubb2003's random thoughts posts, and Puffy.

Most Positive

Teamsters and Krusty. I don't always agree with Krusty. Heck, I seldom do, but I like his ability to always look for the bright side and his belief that this team actually can get better.

Most Negative

BF if the topic is anything related to Adam Dunn. REDREAD for his stark realism. I don't always like what he says, but he is right a lot of the time.

Nicest

Can't name just one.

Best Moderator

All of them.

Best Historian

WOY

Best Newcomer

Joseph, making mod that fast has to be something. Honorable mention to WilyMoRocks.

The Old Red Guard Award

Although I learned a lot from much of the statistical analysis, WOY's historical posts were a great read.

Re: Fourth Annual Redszone Postees Awards

Most missed poster

Stormy. I can't remember when he exited the building, but the lights have been dimmer ever since. We've picked up some real gems along the way, but it's a shame when one has to move on.
And of course, ORG.

Best tag line
ZOMBIE
Lots of others, but I have a hard time remembering who they belong to.

Most Valuable Poster
Rather than say one poster, I will mention the things that always get my attention- good use of stats (and formatting!), deep knowledge of the game, sense of history, and respect of other posters.
That last part is the one thing I believe makes the best posters stand out. Some use stats, some don't, but those who hold their fellow Zoners in high esteem are the Most Valuable Posters.

Most Clever
Redsland
NWM deserves a nod. Can be funny, but most often bitingly clever.

Best Armchair GM
M2 - there has never been a FO move by any club that M2 couldn't parse and comment on.

Best Trademeister
Krusty

Worst Typist
I don't mind poor typing as much as I do poor writing. It's okay to be in a hurry, but for god's sake take the time to express yourself cogently.

Funniest
Puffy, Zombie.

Best Use of Statistics
Steel, WOY

Most Positive
GAC, TC

Most Negative
BF never saw a thread that couldn't be turned sour.

Best Moderator
They all do a great job. Thanks MODS!

Best Chatter
I don't know. It seems like every time I start chatting, people log off.
Hello!?

Lifetime Achievement Award
boss - gik
We should just close voting on this one, folks. No Boss/gik, no Redszone.

Most Tired Topic of the Year
"The FO/Dano sucks."
We know already and I'd argue that we'd all be a lot happier if we just accepted their baseline suckitude. That way, we can't be anything but pleasantly surprised by even something as minor as Milton's ERA getting under 6.00.

Best Avatar
I can't remember who this belonged to, but the animated SNL "More Cowbell" avatar made me ruin my keyboard.

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